Cannabis decriminalisation doesn’t increase road traffic accidents, finds study

By |2022-12-21T03:36:18+00:0021 December 2022|

Cannabis decriminalisation is not associated with a notable increase in traffic accidents, finds a new report. The report from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) analyses the impact of cannabis decriminalisation on the vehicular accident experience in Canada and the [...]

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500 experts urge Home Office to take ‘public health approach’ to drugs

By |2022-12-21T03:36:09+00:0021 December 2022|

An open letter urging the UK government to reconsider its proposals for harsher drug penalties, has been signed by 500 public health and criminal justice experts.  Leading public bodies including the Faculty of Public Health, Police Foundation and the British Medical Association, have expressed ‘serious concerns’ [...]

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